I came across a pretty funny list: The 10 Worst Things About Living in Las Vegas. I’m not particularly fond of Vegas myself from several visits, but this guy lived there and is extra funny about why it was terrible … It inspired me! 10 Worst Things About Living in Austin It’s hard to make a list…
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Austin: Best Dog-Friendly Places
Call it the coolest job ever: blogger Will Kearney and his Rhodesian Ridgeback Mr. Eko are traveling the country for Purina’sPetcentric.com blog Marking Our Territory. They stopped over in Austin during SXSW and awarded the following places with their “Best of Petcentric Places” awards. I have to say, I’m jealous of the job and I more or less agree…
Feel Good Friday 031612
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! An art opening, Aspen Fashion Week parties, and an impromptu girls night Free Yoga at the Sundeck Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday at 9:30am. Yoga AND…
Locals SXSW 2012
I remember joking about making a LOCAL badge in 2008. Finally someone really did it—good work, kids, good work. Click here to print the thing out, find out what the QR code says, and more. Three more Local-y things this week for SXSW: 1. Local Band Achachay! Plays a Billion Venues Thurs March 15th: Northeast by…
Austin: Love Austin Week + Fit Valentine’s Day
Snoball.com is sponsoring the first annual Love Austin Week February 13-17, encouraging Austinites to show love for our city by supporting key local charities that work to lift up our community on a daily basis. Monday, February 13: Austin Pets Alive Doggie biscuits will be sold at local coffee shops, cafes and restaurants such as Progress Coffee and Jo’s for $2…
Austin: Must Go! Studio Sale Raven + Lily
Austin-based Raven + Lily is a lifestyle brand featuring jewelry, paper goods and bath products that are produced by women in developing world communities. Raven + Lily recognizes that 70% of the world’s poorest people are women and have dedicated themselves to empowering women through design partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities. Today and tomorrow, you can shop…
Get Happy with Me at DailyHap!
I teased you guys here, here, here, and here, and it’s finally HERE! DailyHap.com is a website designed to create a community of happy people and encourage people to openly, genuinely pursue happiness. It will guide people to Achieving Happiness 1 Day at a Time through a daily action item. It is also my labor of love, my grand adventure, and now that it’s…
Austin: Name-Dropping … Vince Young Steakhouse at James Beard House
Most famous for handing out prestigious awards, the mission of the James Beard Foundation is “to celebrate, preserve, and nurture America’s culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence.” So, chefs are invited to “perform” at the Beard House by presenting lunches, brunches, workshops, and dinners to Foundation members…
Feel Good Friday 012712 [updated]
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Epic ski weekend last weekend. Lessons, pow, hot tubs, friends, double-blacks … oh yeah. This paleo-ish cookie recipe. It’s amazingly delicious, memorized, and so…
Feel Good Friday 012012
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! My all-girls basketball team, Box and 1. We’re good. 14+ inches of new snow, an extended season pass, and upcoming Locals Clinic lessons ……